verbfirst conjugation, deponent
commercor
commercor (present infinitive commercārī, perfect active commercātus sum)
Classical[kɔmˈmɛr.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[komˈmɛr.kor]
Meaning
- deponentto trade together
ad nundinas magna promiscuae fortunae convenit multitudo, ad commercanda quae Indi mittunt et Seres
For the market-day, a great crowd of every condition gathers to trade goods from India and the Seresc. 330 CE – c. 390 CE, Ammianus Marcellinus, Histories 14.3 - deponentto buy up, purchase
coepit captiuos commercari hic Aleos
Here, he began to buy the Elean captivesc. 254 BCE – 184 BCE, Plautus, Captives Prologue.26arma, tela aliaque quae spe pacis amiserat reficere aut conmercari
to refurbish and to purchase armor, weapons, and other items which—on account of his hope for peace—he had relinquished86 BCE – c. 35 BCE, Gaius Sallustius Crispus, The War with Jugurtha 66.1
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | commercor | commercābar | commercābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | commercāris commercāre | commercābāris commercābāre | commercāberis commercābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | commercātur | commercābātur | commercābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | commercāmur | commercābāmur | commercābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | commercāminī | commercābāminī | commercābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | commercantur | commercābantur | commercābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | commercer | commercārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | commercēris commercēre | commercārēris commercārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | commercētur | commercārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | commercēmur | commercārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | commercēminī | commercārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | commercentur | commercārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | commercāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | commercāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | commercātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | commercātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | commercantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | commercārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | commercātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | commercātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | commercāns | — |
| perfect participle | commercātus | — |
| future participle | commercātūrus | commercandus |
gerundcommercandī, commercandō, commercandumsupinecommercātum, commercātū
com-mercor (con-m-), ātus, 1, v. dep.,
I. to trade, traffic together, buy up, purchase (except in Sall., only ante - class.):
captivos, Plaut. Capt. prol. 26; 1, 1, 32: cives, homines liberos, id. Pers. 4, 9, 12: arma, tela, etc., Sall. J. 66, 1.—Hence, commercātus, a, um, Part. in pass. signif.: edulia, Afran. ap. Non. p. 28, 30.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
com-mercor (conm-) ātus, ārī, dep.,
to buy up, purchase: arma, tela, S.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincommercor
Latin mercor Latin commercor From con- + mercor (“to trade”).